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College of Public and Community Service

The College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) provides opportunities for professional development in the human services and community studies fields. Opportunities include careers as labor leaders, advocates for the elderly, and human services providers.

As a recognized leader in education for social change and civic engagement, CPCS prepares students to actively engage with individuals and communities in order to achieve social and economic justice. It forges partnerships with public agencies, community organizations, and labor organizations to build healthy, safe, sustainable communities; remove obstacles to achieve a fair and democratic society; and challenge the status quo.
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Franklin Park

UMass Boston’s baseball team continues an annual tradition of sprucing up Boston’s largest park

“It is part of our university’s mission to engage in our community.”

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